3 out of 4 stars
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It is hard to tell when selecting a religious book of poetry what you will get. The concerns I always face are will it be moving and something I can connect to or will I find it offensive? After the first stanza, my worries went away. This collection of poems was amazingly powerful, insightful, and deep.
Love, Hope, and Promise is a collection of poetry about God and His love. With titles like “God’s Ultimate Gift,” “How to Walk In Faith,” “Where is the Real Love,” “His Faith,” and Jesus is Our Friend,” t delivers to the reader a sense of love, hope, and promise for sure.
As someone of faith, I found this book to be very powerful and moving. I felt a connection to God while reading these poems. I loved that they were expressions of God’s love and presence and not so much about teaching. While I love to learn and be taught about God, I also enjoy just being able to read about God and feel embraced in his power. This collection did that for me. “God is ultimately the Silversmith, the Refiner who uses your impurities, whether major or minor, to bring them up to the surface in order to refine you and mold you until you become pure and new.” Lines like this moved me and inspired me and took me deep within myself to reflect, which is what a good piece of writing should do.
I am giving this book a rating of 3 out of 4 because I loved how powerful and deep the author’s messages were. I felt moved and inspired and very connected to God. I am not giving the book 4 out of 4 stars because I felt like it could have been taken to the next level if there had not been rhyming in as many poems. I think that rhyming is a very playful style and it felt a little out of place in this book with such a strong message. It felt a little forced. There were also times where it felt less like a poem and more like the author was talking at us. I think more incorporation of stylized writing like the silversmith quote above would have really enhanced this collection of poems. The author’s message and deeper ideas about God and his love were what made me give this book a 3 out of 4 and not a 2 out of 4.
This book was incredible and definitely one I will continue to come back to when I need inspiration. I think this author has very insightful ideas and I am glad she is sharing them.
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Love Hope and Promise
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